Playwright Eduardo Machado discusses his revealing new play that looks at the relationship between the Cuban revolutionary and Celia SánchezFidel Castro is back in the news. Senator Bernie Sanders, favourite for the Democratic nomination for US president, recently noted that when the Cuban revolutionary gained power in 1959, he launched a massive literacy programme. “Is that a bad thing, even if Fidel Castro did it?” he asked.The political backlash was swift and uncompromising. Rival candidate Mike Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, wrote on Twitter: “Fidel Castro left a dark legacy of forced labor camps, religious repression, widespread poverty, firing squads, and the murder of thousands of his own people. But sure, Bernie, let’s talk about his literacy program.” Continue reading...

Cuban exile Ramón Saúl Sánchez's privileged status among immigrants -- a result of long-standing U.S. opposition...

Cuban exile Ramón Saúl Sánchez's privileged status among immigrants -- a result of long-standing U.S. opposition to communism -- is threatened, as he finds himself increasingly vulnerable to deportation.